One thing is a given: Josh Boone gets his uniform back. The coach isn't guaranteeing that he'll play, though. Nor is the coach ruling out activating Eddie Najera, though that seems unlikely.

Devin Harris is still occupying R.J.'s old podium - a large plastic garbage can sitting at the front of the locker room entrance - when he addresses the media, and he continues to conclude his remarks with "Go, Nets."

And you thought Jefferson had no legacy.

"Because it annoys everybody around here," Harris explained. "I talked to him yesterday, and he said, 'Hey, you've taken over my space.'"

Perhaps Sam Mitchell wasn't Andrea Bargnani's problem. Remember when our paisan had a career-high 29 against the Nets three weeks ago? He hasn't busted double digits in his last five games, he's shooting .307 in his last six, and Jamario Moon has reclaimed the starting 3 job.

Chris Bosh has no such problem, however: He's the only guy in the league in the top 10 in both scoring (24.7) and rebounding (10.1). Just the same, Smitty says the Raps are shopping for a big.

Meanwhile, we're still wondering which Jermaine O'Neal shows up tonight - the one who went for 24-8-6 against Portland (by far his best game, mostly popping 12- and 14-footers over a reluctant Greg Oden) or the one who disappeared two nights later against Cleveland?